A Horse With No Name: easy beginner guitar tutorial

This classic by the band America is one of the first songs I might teach a new student as they begin to learn chords and strumming. It's a great song for a beginner because it's easy - a repeating two-chord cycle and a simple shuffle strum pattern. But there are also subtleties that every player should understand how to apply, and the technique a beginner uses to master the chord changes works for everyone at any level.